Damien Petty; Partner, Morpheus Ventures; will speak at IQT NYC 2023.
Panel 2: How VCs make Quantum Sector Investments
Damien Petty is a Partner with Morpheus Ventures, where he primarily focuses on sourcing new deep tech investments and working with portfolio companies. He led Morpheus’ investments in Quantum-related companies including Rigetti Computing, Q-Ctrl and Quoherent. Other investments he’s led include Vicarious, DeepMind, Ten63 Therapeutics, VeriSIM Life, Starship Technologies, and Fanduel. He actively helps his portfolio companies with financing, M&A and growth hacking. Damien was part of the team that represented the founders of Skype in all major transactions from first investment through to the sale to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. He began his career in the Strategic Consulting Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Damien received his BS in Physics from the University of Virginia and MBA from UCLA.
IQT New York 2023 is devoted to three days of coverage of quantum cybersecurity, quantum networking and quantum sensors. This must-attend event will be held October 24-26 at the Conference Center in New York City with a new sky-level exhibition space overlooking the Hudson River and the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier.
IQT New York is a 100% in-person only conference, offering 30+ sessions and 100+ speakers, and is New York’s quantum event. In addition to our usual topics, IQT New York 2023 will feature panels on the hottest areas in quantum such as Quantum AI, QKD-over-Satellite, Quantum Sensing in Healthcare, and the Emergence of the Quantum Internet. There will also be a new session on the Manufacturing of Quantum Systems.
Attendees at IQT New York 2023 will leave the event with the deepest understanding of the future of quantum technology. This conference brings together corporate management, entrepreneurs, end users, technology providers, infrastructure partners, researchers and investors who are looking for business opportunities in the quantum ecosystem. IQT New York 2023 takes place October 24-26 at The Conference Center, 636 11th Ave. (between 46th & 47th St.) in New York City.
Sandra K. Helsel, Ph.D. has been researching and reporting on frontier technologies since 1990. She has her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.